BP HoonHo

Beowulf Project; Audiobook
Lines 1944-1986


But Hemming's kinsman put a halt to her ways
However, a Hemming's heir stopped the queen,

and drinkers round the table had another tale:
and around the table, drinkers had another story:

she was less of a bane to people's lives,
the queen brought less pain for the people

less cruel-minded, after she was married
and she was less inhuman, after she was married

to the brave Offa, a bride arrayed
to brave Offa. A bride dressed

in her gold finery, given away
in her best gold clothing and she was sent

by a caring father, ferried to her young prince
to marry the young prince by her caring father,

over dim seas. In days to come
over the gloomy sea. When it was time,

she would grace the throne and grow famous
she became a graceful and famous queen

for her good deeds and conduct of life,
with not only her good deeds and habits, but also

her high devotion to the hero king
with her great devotion to the heroic king

who was the best king, it has been said,
or the best king

between the two seas or anywhere else
between the two seas and anywhere else

on the face of the earth. Offa was honoured
on the face of the earth. Offa was honored

far and wide for his generous ways,
extensively for his generous personality and

his fighting spirit and his far-seeing
fighting spirit. Also, he made smart decisions to

defence of his homeland; from him there sprang Eomer,
defend his homeland; after Offa, there was Eomer

Garmund's grandson, kinsman of Hemming,
who was Garmund's grandson, a kinsman of Hemming,

his warriors' mainstay and master of the field.
and his soldiers' master.


Heroic Beowulf and his band of men
Heroic Beowulf and his men

crossed the wide strand, striding along
crossed the wide beach and walked along

the sandy foreshore; the sun shone,
the sandy shore. Then the sun had rose

the world's candle warmed them from the south
and provided warmth as warm as world's candle for them from the south

as they hastened to where, as they had heard,
as they hurried to

the young king, Ongentheow's killer
the young king, Ongentheow's killer

and his people's protector, was dispensing rings
and people's guardian. While they were approaching, the king was providing rings

inside his bawn. Beowulf's return
inside the bawn. Later, Beowulf's return

was reported to Hygelac as soon as possible,
was reported to Hygelac as soon as possible.

news that the captain was now in the enclosure,
As the news spread that Beowulf was close to Hygelac's hall with

his battle-brother back from the fray
his men from a fight,

alive and well, waling to the hall.
the soldiers were energetic and happy as they entered the hall.

Room was quickly made, on the king's orders,
Room was quickly decorated by the king's orders

and the troops filed across the cleared floor.
and the troops lined up across the cleared floor.


After Hygelac had offered greetings
After Hygelac's greetings

to his loyal thane in lofty thane in lofty speech,
with his knights and his lofty speech to the loyal Beowulf's knights,

he and his kinsman, that yale survivor,
Beowulf, Hygelac, and knights

sat face to face. Haereth's daughter
sat face to face. Then Haereth's daughter

moved about with the mead-jug in her hand,
moved around with liquors to

taking care of the company, filling the cups
fill the knights cup with comfort.

that warriors held out. Then Hygelac began
Therefore, soldiers were happy. As time past, Hygelac began

to put courteous questions to his old comrade
to ask courteous question to Beowulf

in the high hall. He hankered to know
in the high hall. He wanted to know

every tale the Sea-Geats had to tell.
every Sea-Geat's tales.